8)Hi sunny ... glad to hear that your health problem isn't serious ... my Dad had an over-active thyroid over 20 years ago ... got treatment and has been fine ever since ... so, nothin' to worry about!
Back to the spokes issue ... brought some garbage out to the backyard shed last evening and took a look at my hibernating Savage ... remembered this Thread and noticed my spokes ... gawd! The Bike is less than 2 years old and the spokes look like crap already

... not a bit of shine left on 'em ... guess 'zuki went cheapo with galvanized spokes instead of lacing the wheels with chrome ones ... doesn't bother me a great deal, but nice shiney chrome spokes woulda been nice

Betcha the sluggo's Bobbed Savage would look cool with white-walls and the wheels powder-coated red with shiney bright spokes!